Dr Gary Nicholls
Clinical Director Primary Care NSW Covernment
Justice Health & Forensic Mental Health Ward
Dr Gary Nicholls trained in the UK at Cambridge University and St Bartholomew’s’ Hospital Medical School, University of London.
He has extensive experience in acute / internal hospital medicine, community health and general practice in both the UK and Australia. He is especially passionate about developing ways to ‘join up’ services between primary and community care and hospital care – aiming to improve the healthcare of patients whilst improving service efficiency.
He holds positions as Clinical Director and Senior Staff Specialist Physician for Justice Health and Forensic Mental Health (the Network) at NSW Health and as a General Practitioner in Double Bay, Sydney. Gary enjoys the huge variety of patients he sees working across the Community. He has special interests in the healthcare of disadvantaged patients, quality use of medicines, patient safety and medical education.
Gary is a Conjoint Senior Lecturer in Medicine at St Vincent’s Hospital Clinical School, University of New South Wales and holds Membership and Fellowship of a number of Medical Colleges and Professional Associations locally and internationally. He is an expert contributor to National Prescribing Service and has published in quality use of medicines and regularly presents at local and international conferences. Gary is a non-executive Board Director for the Central and Eastern Sydney Primary Health Network.
